COVID-19, a disease induced by SARS-CoV-2 (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Coronavirus-2), has been the cause of a worldwide pandemic. Though extensive research …

The remarkable diversity of specialized metabolites produced by plants has inspired several
decades of research and nucleated a long list of theories to guide empirical ecological …

Although much is known about plant traits that function in nonhost resistance against
pathogens, little is known about nonhost resistance against herbivores, despite its …

Numerous plants protect themselves from attackers by using specialized metabolites. The
biosynthesis of these deterrent, often toxic metabolites is costly, as their synthesis diverts …

Specialized metabolite (SM) diversification is a core process to plants' adaptation to diverse
ecological niches. Here, we implemented a computational mass spectrometry–based …

Fig. 1. Testing a classical ecological theory with a biochemical tool. The optimal defense
theory posits that the distribution of chemical defenses within a plant is based on the relative …

Plant specialized metabolites (PSMs) are variably distributed across taxa, tissues, and
ecological contexts; this variability has inspired many theories about PSM function, which to …

Abstract The genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) comprises some of the most
polyphagous and destructive agricultural pests worldwide. The success of many species of …

Release from enemies can lead to rapid evolution in invasive plants, including reduced
metabolic investment in defence. Conversely, reassociation with enemies leads to renewed …

Plants harbour a great chemodiversity, that is diversity of specialised metabolites (SMs), at
different scales. For instance, individuals can produce a large number of SMs, and …